Production Nursery
Our Production Nursery is one of the largest in North Essex, located just two miles from our Plant Centre near Coggeshall, Colchester. The 5-acre site features large, modern greenhouses for propagating and caring for tender plants, alongside extensive outdoor growing areas for hardy perennials and trees. With the capacity to grow thousands of plants from seed and cuttings, our Nursery also provides expert care for more established plants.
We grow hundreds and thousands of plants each year, from vegetables and bedding to hedging and trees. Planting is done by hand or with the help of a manned seeding machine, which boosts efficiency while maintaining the care and precision our plants need. To promote sustainability and plant health, we use our very own Olivers Professional 100% Peat-Free Compost, which provides the ideal growing medium for our plants, ensuring they thrive and are ready for your garden.
Currently, most of our plants are watered by hand – except for outdoor beds, which use a mix of hand watering and sprinklers, and hanging baskets and large plants, which are watered by drip lines. Hand watering allows us to give different crops, at various growth stages, the specific attention they need. Although time-consuming, during peak periods we spend an average of 3-4 hours daily watering. All watering uses recycled rainwater collected in harvesting tanks, which also irrigate our Plant Centre and Kitchen Garden.
To meet the rising demand for our homegrown plants, we completed construction of our newest greenhouse at the end of 2024. This state-of-the-art facility includes an automated climate control system that maintains optimal temperatures and adapts to changing weather conditions. These innovations enable us to grow more efficiently and increase production, ensuring we can keep pace with demand.
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